Dubai, Aug. 27 -- Australian batters Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green improved their ICC ODI batting rankings of the ICC Men's ODI Player rankings on Wednesday following their exceptional performances in the third and final ODI of the series against South Africa.

While Australia fell to a 2-1 series defeat at home against South Africa, the reigning ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winners were rewarded on the latest rankings release following their emphatic victory in the series finale in Mackay.

The Aussies amassed a whopping total of 431/2 in the 50-over contest, with a trio of their batters in Travis Head (142), Mitch Marsh (100) and Cameron Green (118*) cashing in with a century.

All three made good ground on the rankings ...